Title

The Seven Sleepers from Der Heiligen Leben, Sommerteil (Lives of the..., 1487, assembled 1929. Creators: Unknown, Simon Koch, Jacobus de Voragine, Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber.

Caption

The Seven Sleepers from Der Heiligen Leben, Sommerteil (Lives of the Saints, Summertime), Plate 39 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1487, portfolio assembled 1929.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM22A25_274

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

18,4Mb (1,8Mb) / 7,1in x 10,0in / 2142 x 3000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people black male man men historical religious German arts country religion figures art book guy sleep sleeping scene Christian Christianity antique text depiction location century drawing gallery page asleep drawings print prints literature artefact concept portfolio exhibition printing exhibit artifact twenties B&W manuscript lettering hand-tinted illustrated art gallery Colour black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century hand tinted woodcut culture history historic 15th century fifteenth century illustration hand coloured Unknown Giacomo Art Institute of Chicago art centre black colour hand-coloured letterpress Heritage Art Art Institute Chicago Prints and Drawings Lives of the Saints Jacobus de Voragine da Varagine Jacobus De Voragine Jacobus De Fazio Jacopo Varagine Jacobus da Varazze Giacomo da Fazio Jacopo De Jacobus da Varagine Voragine Jacobus de Jacobus de Varagine Woodcut in black with hand-coloured additions and letterpress in black with pen and blue and black ink additions (recto) and letterpress in black (verso) on cream laid paper tipped onto cream wove paper mat The Seven Sleepers Simon Koch Mentzer Koch Simon